A LUCRATIVE STRUCTURE
By Rob Rose
You'd struggle to find a better emblem of the bubbling conflicts of interest that scar the property industry than the Hospitality Property Fund - symptomatic of a sector where "anything goes" is almost a mission statement. It migh...

GROOMING A DOG
By Ian Fife
Sharemax has reason for pride in its success. Since 1999, it has placed R6bn in scores of property syndications among SA's small property investors looking for a steady monthly income. But how much of Sharemax's success is due to pr...

THE TREOC WAY IS DOWN
By Ian Fife
Banks are impressed with Treoc, a residential property investment promoter that brags that its good reputation gets investors 100% bonds in these hard times. FNB confirms its regard for Treoc's model. "They prepare their bond applicati...

BANKS RISK SCANDAL OVER DEVELOPMENTS
By Ian Fife
You probably don't know you may have signed away your rights to your bank when you got a home loan on a sectional title property. If your property has problems, your bank may not have told you it had handed those rights to a company run by Justin M...